A stack of suspects, a coffee pot that has bounced from full to half-empty and cold throughout the night, and enough cigarettes to make a biker bar tremble at it's knees. Georgie Fields had felt like his career was hitting rock bottom, but now he wasn't sure if that had been a bad thing. He was stumped, and he wasn't sure if passing the case on to someone else was a bad idea. Though, there was something about this case that made him want to figure it out himself. then again maybe he should follow his colleagues's advice and "let sleeping dogs lie".
If you like the board game Clue (or any iconic murder mystery thing you can think up), this story might just be for you. No promises, though, I wouldn't put all of money on my writing abilities. There will be no time refunds, sadly I can not yet do that.
trigger warnings: suicide mention, depression mention, drug use, drug mention, alcohol mention, alcohol use, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, verbal abuse, physical abuse, a VERY small amount of gore, semi-graphic descriptions of the deceased, occasional cursing, some controversial slurs, and violence.
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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